tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post7165730579980463803..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): The monarchs are here!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-42532100248473738792017-08-25T08:55:35.084-04:002017-08-25T08:55:35.084-04:00Marie: Your plate is full this summer for sure but...Marie: Your plate is full this summer for sure but may I suggest you consider raising your own monarchs! A beautiful, gratifying and valuable experience. Chances of eggs making it through to chrysalis and emergence in the wild are extremely low.We've had 99% success raising them in home. What a thrill releasing them in a pollinator garden to create another generation of these extraordinary creatures. <br />Susan<br />Boston MAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-47776713369799104102017-07-24T00:06:43.044-04:002017-07-24T00:06:43.044-04:00I'm finding my other milkweeds, namely whorled...I'm finding my other milkweeds, namely whorled and incarnata, to be nearly as versatile in getting around the garden, although syriaca still holds the crown.Frank@moundhttp://prairiewood.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-19818000466790288612017-07-23T11:29:05.716-04:002017-07-23T11:29:05.716-04:00And if you have other nectar plants the adults can...And if you have other nectar plants the adults can feed on those...Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-86956985984405961492017-07-23T11:28:34.373-04:002017-07-23T11:28:34.373-04:00Thank you for the link - wonderful project, Beth!Thank you for the link - wonderful project, Beth!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-55190561834500553922017-07-23T11:26:35.675-04:002017-07-23T11:26:35.675-04:00Yes, the main food is for the larvae/caterpillars ...Yes, the main food is for the larvae/caterpillars - so the leaves are fine. And I really don't know enough about where they are, when...Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-46353114375207966422017-07-23T08:56:58.934-04:002017-07-23T08:56:58.934-04:00I used Incarnta in an arrangement yesterday with p...I used Incarnta in an arrangement yesterday with pink garden roses. It's such a beautiful color.<br />And as I am a messy 'gardener', I've allowed the common milkweed to flourish where it will in my front garden.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954245955512283932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-46204964717056956772017-07-23T08:45:57.096-04:002017-07-23T08:45:57.096-04:00Congrats! but question... my A. incarnata bloomed...Congrats! but question... my A. incarnata bloomed inn mid-May! Any chance the monarchs would still use it for eggs, even if they never used it for food? Thanks.webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-76758995918368584182017-07-23T00:31:10.816-04:002017-07-23T00:31:10.816-04:00I need to plant milkweed next year. We've had ...I need to plant milkweed next year. We've had a frequent Monarch visitor who seems drawn to our pollinator plants (Agastache, Penstemon, etc.), but I didn't realize they lay their eggs in milkweed. You might find this story about one of our graduates this year interesting. He fashioned his own internship at a shipyard in order to restore Monarch habitat there. http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/05/vigor_and_university_of_portla.htmlBethShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535826012512748878noreply@blogger.com